Non-denominational

A non-denominational person or organization is not restricted to any particular or specific religious denomination. The term has been used in the context of various faiths including Jainism,Baha'i Faith,Zoroastrianism,Unitarian Universalism,paganism,Christianity,Islam,Judaism,Hinduism,Buddhism and Wicca. It stands in contrast with a religious denomination.

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Nondenominational Christianity

Nondenominational (or non-denominational) Christians are not formally aligned with an established Christian religious denomination.

For the most part, the term refers to various groups of individuals who hold basic Protestant tenets and identify themselves simply as "Christians" or "born-again Christians". They typically distance themselves from the confessionalism and/or creedalism of other Christian communities by calling themselves non-denominational. Often founded by individual pastors, they have little affiliation with historic denominations. Even though they do not follow any particular Christian branch, they are sometimes regarded as Protestants.

There is no identifiable standard among such congregations. Nondenominational church congregations may establish a functional denomination by means of mutual recognition of or accountability to other congregations and leaders with commonly held doctrine, policy and worship without formalizing external direction or oversight in such matters. Some nondenominational churches explicitly reject the idea of a formalized denominational structure as a matter of principle, holding that each congregation is better off being autonomous.